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Use of Steroids
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Do NOT routinely use hydrocortisone in septic shock
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Consider IV hydrocortisone 200mg per day if adequate fluid resuscitation + vasopressors have failed to restore hemodynamic stability
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Taper hydrocortisone once vasopressors are no longer necessary
Adapted from Surviving Sepsis Guidelines 2016. Critical Care Medicine: March 2017 - Volume 45, Issue 3, p 486–552
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